Hegyvidék

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Elizabeth Lookout at János Hill

Hegyvidék (Template:Langx, literally "Highlands", or "Mountain-land") is the official name of the XII district of Budapest (Template:Langx), capital of Hungary. It is a region of Buda, on the west bank of river Danube.

Geography

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Buda hills

The only district in Buda without a connection to the river Danube, it lies on the green, hilly suburban area of Budapest. It borders 2nd district to the north, the 1st district (Castle district and Gellérthegy) to the east and 11th district (Kelenföld and Sashegy) to the south. Its western border marks the border of the whole city as well. Hegyvidék is said to be the lung of Budapest, as it gives place to many of the untouched green forests of the city and it also houses the highest hill of the entire urban area, János Hill (527 m above sea level).

Neighbourhoods

The district lies on 26.7 square kilometers and has around 60 thousand inhabitants. It has several neighbourhoods: Budakeszierdő, Csillebérc, Farkasrét, Farkasvölgy, Istenhegy, János Hill, Kissvábhegy, Krisztinaváros, Kútvölgy, Magasút, Mártonhegy, Németvölgy, Orbánhegy, Sashegy, Svábhegy, Széchenyihegy, Virányos, Zugliget.

List of mayors

Member Party Date
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Gábor Sebes SZDSZ 1990–1994
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | István Udvardy-Nagy MDF 1994–1998
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | György Mitnyan Fidesz 1998–2006
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Zoltán Pokorni Fidesz 2006–2024
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Gergely Kovács MKKP 2024-

Twin towns

Hegyvidék is twinned with:

See also

References

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